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Subject:chinese or japanese cloisonne crane and brass leaves ??
Posted By: Franck Thu, Jun 02, 2016 IP: 89.217.78.141
Hello everybody,
what do you think about the origin/age of this bronze statue ?
The seller told me it was chinese qing period ( not expensive because it has some damages) but a friend of mine think it's a japanese cloisonne.
The brass leaves ( I think they are there for cover a damage on the crane neck ) looks chinese and more recent,
does someone know what kind of leaves/flowers it could be ?
Thank you
Franck







Subject:Re: chinese or japanese cloisonne crane and brass leaves ??
Posted By: Bill H Fri, Jun 03, 2016
It's difficult for me to say whether these are Chinese or Japanese, but perhaps Beadiste will weigh in. I believe the "leaves/flowers" (actually representations of the "Lingzhi fungus of immortality" are original to the piece and suggest it was meant for use on an altar. Daoists worship the longevity deity Shoulao, and there actually are two long life deities among the Seven Lucky Gods of Japan.

Here for comparison is a photo of a pair of Chinese Mid-20th century pricket candlesticks in crane form with gilt brass lotus applications forming part of the pricket bases.

Best regards,

Bill H.



Subject:Re: chinese or japanese cloisonne crane and brass leaves ??
Posted By: Franck Sat, Jun 04, 2016
Hello Bill,

Before seeing your message on the forum, I just found few minutes ago informations about Lingzhe mushrooms (Reishi in Japan ) how looks like the brass pieces that I thought were leaves !

We got it Thank you !!

Thank's a lot for all precious comments !!

Kind regards

Franck

Subject:Recent Chinese
Posted By: beadiste Sun, Jun 05, 2016
Bill explained the longevity fungus in the beak.
The style of the enamel and the way the feathers are depicted seem typical of bird figurines that have been made in China in recent decades. The use of brass decorations seems to be something that's become popular even more recently. I'd be interested to see comparative evidence that made a case for this piece being any older than the 1980s.

Subject:Re: Recent Chinese
Posted By: Franck Tue, Jun 07, 2016
Hello, glad if you have some pictures of à recent chinese crane bronze cloisonne for compare because it seems really old ( but sure it can be artificially aged ). Kind regards

Subject:Nice patina on legs
Posted By: beadiste Wed, Jun 08, 2016
which could indicate an older piece.
You might search sold items on liveauctioneers.com or ebay.com for "cloisonne crane," bearing in mind that descriptions are often wildly imaginative.

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